Sunday, May 26, 2013

St. George's Monastery in the Wadi Qelt Valley, Palestine State



Postcard
Wadi Qelt is a valley located on the West Bank. It contains remnants of settlements, monasteries and palaces. 

One of them is the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. George. It is named after St George of Koziba; a monk born in Cyprus 550 AD, who spent much of his life in the Judean Desert.


Stamp
One from a set of four Christmas stamps, issued in 2010 by the Palestinian National Authority.

1 comments:

Ana said...

wow! this is a true rarity! and such a great card as well!!!

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